Command Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Burney, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group
Command Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Burney hails from Osceola, Missouri he enlisted in the United States Army in September 1998. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He then graduated from Fort Eustis, Virginia as a 67R, AH-64 Apache Maintainer.
CSM Burney has served proudly for the past 26 years. His assignments include 1-227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cav Brigade, Fort Cavazos, Texas; 1-2 Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Camp Page and Camp Eagle, South Korea; 1-101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; the 128th Aviation Brigade Fort Eustis, Virginia, and Sergeant Major of AMCOM Combined Logistics Command (ACLC) at Fort Rucker, Alabama, he was the Battalion Command Sergeant Major of 1-1 Attack Battalion at Fort Riley Kansas, and most recently he was the Aviation Center of Excellence G3 SGM. He has multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
His military education includes all levels of NCOES, Air Assault School, Cadre Training Course, Basic Instructor Training Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Class 69). CSM Burney holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Ashford University.
CSM Burney’s awards and decorations include Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (7 OLC), Combat Action Badge, Master Aviation Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Honorable Order of St. Michael (Bronze) from the Army Aviation Association of America as well the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara from the United States Field Artillery Association.
CSM Burney is happily married to Tara Burney from Palestine, Texas and is the proud father of Nicholas and Madison Burney.